COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Police have arrested a 22-year-old man in the shooting death of a 9-month-old girl outside a Cobb County motel.

What we know:

Investigators said Ladarrius Tremelle Brown has been charged with aggravated assault, felony murder, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

He was taken into custody and is being held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.

According to Cobb County Jail records, Brown has been staying at the nearby Red Roof Inn.

The backstory:

The child was killed Tuesday night when someone opened fire in the back parking lot of the Budgetel Inn on Circle 75 Parkway.

Witnesses said the girl’s mother, who is homeless, had been staying in the area.

Cobb police confirmed the infant died at the scene.

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